Volume 8, Issue 4

கலித்தொகையில் மரபு மாற்றமும் தொல்காப்பியர் சுட்டாத அகப்பொருள் மரபுகளும் (Deviation in Tradition in the Kalithogai and Conventions of Agapporul (Inner-Life Poetry) Not Cited by Tolkappiyar)

Author

Dr R. Chitravelu, Assistant Professor, Department of Tamil, Maruthu Pandiyar College, Thanjavur (முனைவர் இரா.சித்திரவேலு, உதவிப் பேராசிரியர், தமிழ் உயராய்வுத் துறை, மருதுபாண்டியர் கல்லூரி, தஞ்சாவூர்)

Abstract

Tradition (Marabu) is intrinsically linked to every facet of culture. It may be defined as a practice followed by many, or as a norm accepted by the collective. Tolkappiyar himself describes it as "the science of tradition (Marabiyal)—a realm of excellence that is immutable" (Tol. Mar. Sutra 1). Throughout his treatise, his reverence for ancestral traditions is evident in his frequent use of phrases such as enba (they say), mozhiba(they state), kooruba (they articulate), and enmanar (scholars opine). In his work, Tolkappiyar has meticulously documented numerous traditions—pertaining to Ezhuthu(orthography), Sol (morphology/syntax), and Porul (semantics/subject matter)—that prevailed both during his own era and in the periods preceding it. These traditional conventions feature prominently in the Sangam literature that emerged subsequent to Tolkappiyar’s era—most notably within the Kalithogai. As the Kalithogai stands as a literary work of a later period, one observes within it certain deviations in traditional usage regarding the nomenclature employed to designate animals, birds, and human beings. Furthermore, this literary work also contains traditional conventions that were not explicitly cited by Tolkappiyar. The objective of this paper is to analyse these specific aspects.

Key Words: Tradition, Tolkappiyar, Kalithogai, Agapporul,Thematic Shifts, Names of Youth.

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